Nine To Noon
6,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFrom nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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1 in 3 sheep and beef farms to forestry
August 10, 2021 21:25 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBBeef and Lamb New Zealand is calling for limits on carbon offsetting as new research reveals over a third of sheep and beef farms sold have gone into carbon-only titles. Beef and Lamb NZ has commissioned this independent research, which shows the transition of pastureland to forestry by carbon farming companies is driven in large part by a speculated increase in the carbon price, and the amount of afforestation here has already exceeded levels recommended by the IPCC to meet the Zero Car...
Genesis Energy pushes back at blame from Minister
August 10, 2021 21:09 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBThe electricity generator and retailer Genesis says it's been unfairly singled out for blame by the Energy Minister over the widespread power cuts on Monday night - one of the coldest of the year. Thousands of households were unable to turn on heaters or lights after the national grid operator Transpower asked lines companies to reduce their load. The Minister Megan Woods blamed the power cuts on commercial decisions made by the electricity companies, in particular pointing the finger at...
Mediaworks culture review: What happens now to "boys' club"?
August 09, 2021 23:49 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBMedia commentator Andrew Holden looks at the release last week of a report into the culture at Mediaworks and whether anything will change into its "boys' club". He'll also look at Hilary Barry being cleared by the Broadcasting Standards Authority over comments she made about vaccination. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne.
NZ's post-Covid re-entry plan - what does it mean for business?
August 09, 2021 23:06 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBBusiness commentator Pattrick Smellie joins Kathryn to look at the government's impending announcement this week about how New Zealand will open up to the world again. What decisions will need to be made about the balance between economic disadvantage vs the disadvantage of having a Covid outbreak? And the Commerce Commission has uncovered a lot of evidence about supermarkets' aggressive use of market power, but less notice has been paid to how restrictions on land use has created local ...
Energy Minister demands answers after power outages
August 09, 2021 22:46 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBThe Energy Minister Megan Woods wants answers from the national grid operator Transpower after thousands of households were left without power on the coldest night of the year. Transpower has apologised for the outages which it said were necessary as demand hit an all time high last night. Megan Woods has spoken with reporters at parliament. Kathryn speaks with RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.
Book review: Coastwatcher by David Hill
August 09, 2021 22:41 - 4 minutes - 4.23 MBMary Wadsworth of Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop in Auckland reviews Coastwatcher by David Hill, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
Power cuts on coldest night: what's going on?
August 09, 2021 22:06 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBTranspower says power supply remains tight this morning, following last night's blackouts across the central North Island and Marlborough. The national grid operator says electricity demand touched an all-time high last night and asked lines companies to reduce their load. Thousands of people were without power for parts of the evening as companies responded to this request. Transpower has said it predicted the high demand but could not secure the supply from generators, and it will be a...
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
August 09, 2021 21:48 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBKelsey joins Kathryn to look at the bipartisan infrastructure bill which cleared a major hurdle in the Senate at the weekend, the US$3.5 trillion budget blueprint proposed by Senate Democrats, the ongoing drama with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and plans by the US postal service to go...slower? Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC.
Rest home care subsidy thresholds still unclear - lawyer
August 09, 2021 21:33 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThree years after a landmark case over the impact of gifting on subsidies for long term residential care, a legal expert says the guidelines are still unclear and confusing. The 2018 case related to then 80 year old, Gwyneth Broadbent, who over a period of time sold the family home, and holiday home, into family trusts, within the allowable limit of $27,000 a year. By the time she needed to go into a care home in 2014 nearly $330,000 worth of assets had been gifted. But the Ministry of S...
Stark warning on global warming in latest IPCC report
August 09, 2021 21:09 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBGlobal warming is unfolding more quickly than feared and humanity is almost entirely to blame, according to the most comprehensive climate change survey ever published. The latest report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says every inhabited region on earth is likely to experience frequent extreme weather events involving heat, rain and drought as greenhouse gases continue to push temperatures up. The report finds even under a moderate emissions scenario, the global eff...
Reverse Doughnut: The problem with Tauranga
August 08, 2021 23:50 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBBill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about how cities in the 70s used to be described as doughnuts, with the CBD lifeless in the evenings and weekends - empty holes surrounded by suburbs. But the growth of hospitality and more liberal planning concepts have created the reverse doughnut. As more retail spaces are abandoned in the central city, what will that mean? Bill looks at what's been happening in Tauranga. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the...
The nutritional power of avocado powder
August 08, 2021 23:38 - 10 minutes - 9.91 MBThe team at freeze-dried avocado company OvÄvo is excited about the potential for fruit, deemed imperfect for supermarket shelves, being processed into something palatable. In conjunction with food scientists from Callaghan Development and Massey University's food technology department, an avocado powder has been developed to be used in a range of foods including ice-cream, tortilla wraps, truffles and hummus. The company's fruit come from a huge orchard near Ahipara in the far North. Ov...
Politics: Nats unity challenged by gay conversion vote
August 08, 2021 23:07 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBNeale and Brigitte join Kathryn to look at the National Party's annual conference at the weekend, with Peter Goodfellow retaining his job as president and the Young Nats turning on the party over its bulk vote against the proposed ban on gay conversion therapy. Where does this leave Judith Collins' desire for unity in the party? An announcement on the 'road map' out of Covid is due this week - how much is riding on this? And is the government backpedaling on the cycling bridge - was it e...
Book review: The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither
August 08, 2021 22:38 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBLouise O'Brien reviews The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing.
Wildfires hit southern Europe, Belarus faces isolation
August 08, 2021 21:50 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBEurope correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the worst heatwave in 30 years that's hit southern Europe, generating devastating wildfires and forcing many to flee. Belarus was already on the outer in Europe, but the high-profile defection of one of its sprinters from the Olympics is likely to further isolate the country. And EU nations are pulling ahead of the US and UK in the vaccination race.
Teenage boys and peer group pressure
August 08, 2021 21:39 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBNew research shows teenage boys are uncomfortable calling out their peers sexist behaviour. University of Auckland psychology professor Nicola Gavey has led a study examining views on gender, sexism and online ethics. The Shifting the Line project spoke to more than 50 Auckland 16 and 17 year olds.
Kiwi journalist on what really happened to BA Flight 149
August 08, 2021 21:09 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBA new book by a New Zealand journalist claims the British and US governments tried to cover up the reason why a British Airways flight landed in Kuwait just as Iraqi forces invaded the country in 1990, which led to the capture of the passengers and crew - many of whom were used as human shields. Flight 149 with 367 passengers and 18 crew flew from Heathrow bound for Kuala Lumpur on August 2nd 1990, with stopovers scheduled in Kuwait and Chennai in India. But the plane never made it back ...
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - Olympics
August 05, 2021 23:33 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBWith the Tokyo Games drawing to a close, Dana says the inevitable post-Games report cards will soon be handed down. While it has been a hugely successful Games for New Zealand athletes, the spotlight will now go on how individual sports are funded and the return on that investment. Dana Johannsen is Stuff's National Correspondent specialising in sport.
Book review - Moth by Melody Razak
August 05, 2021 22:38 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBKim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Moth by Melody Razak, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
Coming Home in The Dark 26 years on
August 05, 2021 22:10 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBA famous kiwi short story 'Coming Home In the Dark' by Owen Marshall is appearing on screens next week as a feature film of the same name. It's based on the titular story of New Zealand short Story maestro Owen Marshall's 1995 collection and has haunted the dreams of thousands of New Zealanders who have read it. It's based in the world just beyond our towns and "safe" spaces, just off the beaten track. Coming Home in the Dark is directed by James Ashcroft and written by James along with ...
Asia correspondent Ed White - China's tech crackdown
August 05, 2021 21:51 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBOver the past nine months Chinese regulators have fired a volley of shots at some of the biggest names across the Chinese technology sector, with more to come with a further overhaul of data security rules. And Ed explains why another Olympic storm is already brewing before the Tokyo games even finishes. Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.
Raising the curtain on contemporary dance
August 05, 2021 21:40 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBFootnote dancers and choreographers Josie Archer and Kosta Bogoievski are inviting the audience behind the scenes of the weird and wonderful world of creative contemporary live dance. Together they've created a unique show Dance Danced Dancing 2021 - a dance show about dancing. Josie and Kosta join Kathryn with some insights into those moments that may leave some of us guessing.
Detecting lazy eye in pre-schoolers
August 05, 2021 21:25 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBA new way of detecting lazy eye in pre-schoolers, that doesn't require four year olds to sit still and answer questions, is being trialled by a group of Māori led childcare centres in South Auckland. Rather than a chart-based testing system, the new device tracks the movement of children's eyes. The device has been designed by Dr Jason Turuwhenua, principal investigator at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. Lazy eye, or Amblyopia needs to be treated before it becomes a permanent cond...
Not-for-profit aged care at "crisis point"
August 05, 2021 21:09 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThe aged care sector is short one fifth of its nursing workforce and some not-for-profit care providers say they're at breaking point, being forced to close wards and turn away admissions. There are now 900 nurse vacancies across the sector which usually employs 5000 registered nurses. The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services says staffing is at crisis point, with nurses are leaving community and not-for-profit providers in unprecedented numbers. The majority are moving into ...
The Panthers, Head High, Justice of Bunny King
August 04, 2021 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBFilm and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about the new TVNZ series The Panthers, about the Dawn Raids. She'll also look at season two of Head High (Three, OnDemand), an award-winning family drama about college rugby as well as The Justice of Bunny King, a New Zealand film about a struggling single parent.
Jacinta Tynan's Single Mother's Social Club
August 04, 2021 23:26 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBFive years ago Jacinta Tynan's relationship ended and she suddenly found her self raising her two young sons on her own. The Australian journalist, broadcaster and columnist says despite the challenges, single motherhood can also be a gift. Jacinta's new book The Single Mother's Social Club looks at single parenting as an opportunity to reassess and recreate your life, and find strength you never knew you had. She's interviewed dozens of other single mothers; whether widowed, divorced, o...
Book review - Mrs March by Virginia Feito
August 04, 2021 22:40 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MBCatriona Ferguson reviews Mrs March by Virginia Feito, published by HarperCollins.
Wild dads: Zoo expert Erna Walraven on animal paternal behaviour
August 04, 2021 22:10 - 27 minutes - 25 MBErna Walraven is an Australia-based wildlife specialist and consultant who spent 12 years as a keeper at Sydney's Taronga Zoo before moving on to be a senior curator for the next two decades where she was responsible for the scientific management of 400 species.
Closing a loophole in Harmful Digital Communications Act
August 04, 2021 21:35 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBAn amendment to the Harmful Digital Communications Act is expected to create a new offence, making it a crime to share intimate images or recordings without the person's explicit consent. Labour MP Louisa Wall's member's bill would close a loophole that means people won't be charged, if it can't be proven they intended to cause their victim harm.
Could NZ run out of fuel if Marsden Pt oil refinery is closed?
August 04, 2021 21:09 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBShareholders in Refining NZ vote tomorrow on a recommendation from company directors to turn Marsden Point into a terminal that only imports processed fuels, ending six decades of the country having its own ability to make petrol and diesel.
What impact is the property market and Covid having on separations?
August 03, 2021 23:45 - 15 minutes - 14 MBDivorce and family law expert Jeremy Sutton joins Kathryn to look at the pressures that can be generated over the family home when couples separate and how the extension of the bright line test has changed the way couples resolve their property interests. He'll also talk about how parents can be divided over the issue of vaccination, and how that could lead to mediation and the Family Court needing to weigh in.
Beachcombing the seashores of the Southern Hemisphere
August 03, 2021 23:25 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBMarine biologist Ceridwen Fraser describes beaches as our windows to the ocean. Sea foam, ambergris, giant squids, stranded whales, seaweed, shells, plastic, dead birds, shoes and pieces of planes or rockets - they're all things we can find on the sea shore and they all tell stories about life, death and the dynamic processes of the sea.
Unemployment falls to 4 per cent
August 03, 2021 22:55 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBThe unemployment rate has fallen to four per cent in the three months ended June, down from 4.7 pct in the previous quarter. Wages grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent. This is the second quarter the jobless rate has fallen and was widely predicted by pundits who see the economy continuing to rebound. RNZ's Business Editor Gyles Beckford says it will put more pressure on the Reserve Bank over raising interest rates.
Book review - The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast
August 03, 2021 22:40 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBKiran Dass reviews The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast by Jennifer Lucy Allan, published by White Rabbit.
Journalist Jessica Mudditt on her time in Myanmar
August 03, 2021 22:10 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBJessica Mudditt had the opportunity to live and work in Myanmar, during a brief window of history when it opened up to the world and experimented with democracy.
Australia Correspondent Karen Middleton
August 03, 2021 21:50 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Covid infection rates remain stubbornly high at about 200 daily in New South Wales, while the situation is deepening the social divide between wealthier and more working class suburbs.
Allied health professionals say they're under-utilised
August 03, 2021 21:40 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBAllied health professionals who work alongside doctors, nurses and dentists say they are being under-utilised and could help deliver better health outcomes.
James Hardie claimants' lawyer calls for building product inquiry
August 03, 2021 21:25 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThe multi million dollar court case against James Hardie has ended mid-trial, leaving homeowners with nothing. More than 1000 people were collectively seeking over two hundred million dollars against the cladding manufacturer, claiming Harditex cement and fibre cladding system caused problems including damp, mould and rot in their houses.
Lisa Carrington - Paddling into the history books
August 03, 2021 21:09 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MBCanoeist Lisa Carrington may paddle her way into the history books today at the Tokyo Olympics. Yesterday she won two gold medals in less than two hours, and today she's targetting gold in the K1 500 and K4 500. Lisa Carrington is currently on a par with with two other legendary paddlers Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald, and equestrian Sir Mark Todd, as New Zealand's most decorated Olympic athletes.
Financial Planner Liz Koh - How to do a budget and stick to it
August 02, 2021 23:48 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBLiz talks to Kathryn about how to set up a money management system that works!. She says the system can help you to look after your money automatically with minimal effort. This follows the report released last week by the Retirement Commission which shows that, of people who do budgets, only 1 in 4 make them work. Liz Koh is a financial planner and specialising in retirement planning.
New book helps young Kiwis understand the 1981 Springbok Tour
August 02, 2021 23:34 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the controversial Springbok rugby tour that divided the country, and a new book is helping young New Zealanders to understand the issues that made it so divisive. It's from former teacher-turned-author Anne Kayes, and starts out in March 2020 under lockdown when the main character, Liza, tries to explain to her children what a fraught time it was in 1981. The story is told in flashbacks to 15-year-old Liza, and Anne says she leaned on some of her o...
Book review - Great Works by Oscar Mardell
August 02, 2021 22:40 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MBStella Chrysostomou of Volume Books in Nelson reviews Great Works by Oscar Mardell, published by Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers. Stella says: Oscar Mardell is an Auckland poet whose freezing works poems are a clever addition to the tradition of New Zealand gothic literature. With the nostalgia for the stink of the slaughter yards, the adherence to the architects of such vast structures on our landscape and the pithy analysis of our colonial pastoral history, these poems are...
Robert Hillman on his new novel and giving voice to others
August 02, 2021 22:16 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBRobert Hillman grew up in rural Victoria, Australia, where the practical job as a butcher's apprentice his father had helped to secure him failed to appeal. So, at the tender age of 16 he fled by boat to the other side of the world, bartering his way from Europe through the Middle East, all the while with typewriter in hand. His adventure is captured in his 2004 award-winning memoir The Boy in the Green Suit. With more than 60 works to his name, Robert has also helped give voice to many ...
Reserve Bank signals further crackdown on mortgage lending
August 02, 2021 22:06 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBThe government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios, debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. The central bank says it will begin consultation with retail banks later this month and changes may be in place in October. Lynn speaks with RNZ Business Editor, Gyles Beckford.
USA correspondent Ron Elving - Delta cases multiply
August 02, 2021 21:52 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBRon talks to Lynn about the surge of Covid Delta variant cases in the US and ow new medical advice says it's as contagious as chickenpox. Also, a group of senators has finalised legislative language for the long-awaited bipartisan physical infrastructure deal, bringing the Senate one step closer to passing a top priority for President Joe Biden.
Geography's affect on young people's mental health
August 02, 2021 21:41 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBA new study assessing the relationship between young people's mental health and where they grow up could influence urban and rural planning. Researchers at the University of Canterbury are mapping localities and investigating whether living near gaming venues, takeaways and liquor stores, or green and blue areas like parks and rivers are linked to mental health. One in four young Kiwis have a mental health issue before they turn 18, with Māori and Pasifika over-represented. It's hoped th...
Horticulture and wine industries: Get RSE workers in asap
August 02, 2021 21:24 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThe horticulture and wine industries are welcoming a government announcement of more seasonal workers from the Pacific, but say the unpredictability of Covid makes it prudent to move quickly. From next month RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will be allowed into New Zealand without the need to undergo managed isolation. There's currently only half of the 14,400 RSE workers in the country. Lynn discusses what the announcement means for growers with Kate Hellstrom, CEO of Summerfru...
Consternation over equity of MIQ allocations
August 02, 2021 21:20 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBFollowing on from the David Willett's interview we brought you yesterday - where Mr Willetts has travelled to Singapore for potentially life extending medical care for blood cancer, without a confirmed MIQ bed for his return. Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ Chief Executive Officer, Peter Fergusson says it is astounding some of the country's most vulnerable people are being caught up in an MIQ lottery.
Bereaved, unvaccinated and stranded in NSW
August 02, 2021 21:09 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBAn Auckland barrister who travelled to Sydney to be with her dying mother early last month says she is trapped in New South Wales, despite having followed all the guidance of the New Zealand government. Fazilat Shah went to Sydney on the second of July after her mother suffered a severe heart attack the previous day. She died a week later. Ms Shah's return flight was booked for the 24th of July, but growing covid infections in New South Wales saw our government close the border. She has ...
How to make the ultimate burger
August 01, 2021 23:40 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBRosie's Red Hot Cantina's Ollie Edwards gives Kathryn Ryan a burger 101 masterclass, which starts and finishes with the bun, he says. Plus six of our best burger recipes for the weekend.